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The Original Code is "LLPException.java".  Description: 
"Represents a problem encountered while using a Lower Layer Protocol" 

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package ca.uhn.hl7v2.llp;

/**
 * Represents a problem encountered while using a Lower Layer Protocol.  This exception  
 * serves to wrap the wide variety of other exceptions that might be encountered with 
 * various protocols.  
 * @author  Bryan Tripp
 */
@SuppressWarnings("serial")
public class LLPException extends Exception {

    /**
     * Constructs an <code>LLPException</code> with the specified detail message.
     * @param msg the detail message.
     */
    public LLPException(String msg) {
        super(msg);
    }

    /**
     * Constructs an <code>LLPException</code> with the specified detail message 
     * and embedded exception.  
     * @param msg the detail message.
     * @param e an embedded exception (should normally represent the cause of the LLPException)
     */
    public LLPException(String msg, Exception e) {
        /*
         * Warning! Don't change the method signature to accept Throwable
         * without being careful- getException(), which is historical now
         * does a cast!
         */
    	super(msg, e);
    }

    /** 
     * Returns the embedded exception (if any) - this  
     * would normally represent the underlying cause of this LLPException.  For example, 
     * an UnsupportedEncodingException may be raised in a MinLowerLayerProtocol - if this  
     * happened the MinLowerLayerProtocol would throw an LLPException, wrapping the original 
     * UnsupportedEncodingException, and a call to <code>getException()</code> would return
     * the UnsupportedEncodingException.
     * 
     * @deprecated Use {@link #getCause()}
     */
    public Exception getException() {
        return (Exception) getCause();
    }
}


